An incident during a beach race meeting in Glenbeigh, County Kerry, resulted in the death of a teenage jockey.
The incident occurred at around 5 pm yesterday at Rossbeigh beach.
Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of the incident.
In a statement, gardaí said: “A male in his teens received treatment at the scene following the incident but was later pronounced deceased.
“His body has since been removed to the morgue at Kerry University Hospital.”
The Glenbeigh races is a popular two-day event with young jockeys. For the first time since the epidemic, it had just begun once again yesterday.
The teenage jockey is believed to have fallen from his horse as the animals were making a turn near the water’s edge.
Emergency services were quickly on the scene, including a number of ambulances and an air ambulance. The tragedy forced the cancellation of all races at the two-day meeting, which was scheduled to continue today.